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Home My WebLink About03-13-1939 Meeting ''°~?vl~TS LF{ ''C~FiT?; ~~;I`_~'Y (,Cti?;;IL 1.~~ARC?l 13,19,,9, 8 :00 P.~~~~. i'eetir.~; was called to order by I~'ayor Sharp with the following Ald- ermen present: ~:."~". Agee, P.L. Benson, n.R. Boyle, Fred ?~. Ruff. '`mutes of the re._ la.r meetin of Februa 2 th l03 p gu g ry 7 , ; q and s ecial meet- ing of P~areh 2r..d, 1939 were read and approved. I~o.~.:3~P PUrtayor Sharp read a letter from C.Q. Crenshaw, Division T;Ianager of the check llouston Lighting ~°c ?'ower Co. in which he presented to the City of La. PorteCf~or~ the Company, a check in the amount of ~! a16.?7, representing t}re~prop~r~ion of the net amount for 1938, distributed by the Houston Lighting ~°~ Power Co. to the Cities served bf the Cor..pany during that period. ','ration by Boyle, second by Ruff, that ti'ie City Council accept with thanks t}:e check presented bf h:r Crenshaw for the Houston Lighting r, Power Co. Car7~ied P~ otion by P~~;ee, secarld bf R~enson, that I'a for Sharp write a _ letter of ac- knowledgement and thanks to t: he I;ouston Lightinm ~'. rower C for their creek of '~1t1b.7?. harried. }'otion by Agee, second by Denson, thst the FolJ-olv-ing schedule of bills be allowed amd ordered. paid by '+'~tarra.nt: ;'ills Burrau~;}-~s Addg; ?~ ach Co. 3.60 ':'Tarrant A,o. 2575 Geo. }l:~ Blair 2.25 " 2576 Browning Ferris Co. 2.07 " 2577 The Daily Sun 5.50 « ~57g Houston Lightg.~~: rower Co 126.91 " 2579 Guy R. PTamilton ~..3Q " 2580 La Porte Ha.rdw.Co. 8.09 " 25~J1 La Porte ~~`+eld};.~~ Piach.t';ks. .75 " 2582 Fred Lampkin 28.55 " 2; 3~ ?~-a.gnolia Pet3~. Jo. ?r.17 " 258 Southwestern Bell Te1.Co 1..85 " 25$5 The Texas Co. 18.83 " 25t~b A.C. `~','arkma.n _ 199.Oq " 2587 I~~rs I'-. O. La,mbly, C , ty See' y 8.03> 258$ ''~'onrae Leuing 3 00 " . 25$9 +`ilson "ta.Co. 1 1 .57 t' 2rj9® ---T~ - ~- P LW~.. J~ Carried eureka R° of-i on by Boyle, second by .'ogee, that tide i%~ayor anca. Citf Secretary be ~'.' authorized to pay the bill of the Eureka Fire Hos® Division of the United ~~tates Rubber Co. in the amount of ~>260.00 and i~k~-~ the note of ~`~200.00 plus interest to date, due the First National Bank of La forte. Carried. ',ldez^n~zn F~ofle, chairrns.n of the Faire :ommittee requ ested that the City Cacrotary write the Eutel>a ~4iro :lose iliv. ssking if' their would still allo~r their discount of 2~~ if the entire p260.00 is paid at t~3t.s tine. over '~~arrants '. otion by ;=oy-1e, second by 1': ee, that the followin`; ~~~+~arrants be ratified: -~ r~.tified `-arrant .'o. 25%~ to T~?._. Johnson for ~~:arcl. 1st installment on contract,`~10.00 ~rra~r~ '.o. 25?0 to J.':'~. Davis for ~~rork on sewer, ~,,ll.?_0. Carried. '~?,i_~~~0.")0 - otion by Bo~,rle, second cy h,.uff, that the Cit;;r ~~ouncil instruct and auth- surolus orize the 1'.'ayor and Cit~,r Uecretary, that if satisfactory arrangements 1 can be made at the First i~ati.oiZal Bank, the amount of '~2,.T00.00 in the ~ Interest ~~ :inking Bond Fund, which is a surplus over the April 10th ~c Oci~oberl0th,1Q39 requirements for the Int.&. Skg. Bond Fund, be put on Time Deposit in the First 1?ational Bank to draw interest for one year. Carried '_~;efd.r. i'otion by Boyle, second by Agee, that the C:~ty Secretary be instructed ''`~arrants to vrrite the holders of the two City of La Parte Refunding w'Varrants, awing if they would desire at tYiis time to have the City take up these '~arrants, paying interest to date. Carried '--lection The 2Jlayor announced the appointment of the following to the Blection -?oard Board for the election to be held r"1pri1 ~th,1~39: l;.r'. Sullivan, Chairman, `':rs Claude De '~~eese, M<`rs Luther Casteel and as alternates, Joseph Clouh and is"rs Chris Isensee. ?,"otion b;~ Boyle, second by Ages, that the Council confirm the appoint- ments of the layor to the `{.'lection Board. Carried. maids on Ald. Ruff asked if. the Council would authorize him to r~,et bids on 2_" pipe certain pi,e, a:iotion by Benson, second by Agee, that .'~.ld. Ruff be authorized to get bids on 2,900 feet of 2" galvanized pipe. Carried ~r"i.ds on ~.'otion by Boyle, second by Ruff, that the Cit~;r Secretary be instructed t~udit to get bids on the audit of the City books and report at the next City Council meeting, 1'e'larch 27th. Carried. Affidavit The Cit~r Secretary reported that the ~,ayor had filed an affidavit on the Lzrni~,g burning of those certain City of La Porte Refunding '~~arrants and the Int- '~'+,errwnts Brest Coupons thereto attached, described as follows, to wit: City of La Yorte Refunding ~'':arrants,~:eries 1935, dated January 10, 1935 to January 10,1G50, optional prior '-~ that date,being 5s'arrants '~do• ~Poor">500.OO,~lo.7 for >500.00 and 1VTo.10 for :~500.OO,Nd. 11 for,'•~500.00 ~t v~~ tT1e Interest Coupons ?~To. 8 to 29, bo{~h inclusive, attached to each of said "larrants, which Interest Coupons were d.ue and payable in their numerical order, semi-annually, beginning July 10,1939 to January 10,1950, both inclusive. This affidavit was accepted and ordered filed. :.?fidavit The City Secretary presented an affidavit furnished by Fred Hartman on el~>ct.cn the printing of the April lath election notice. This affidavit was ac- notice cepted and ordered filed. 1'"~ 1~ ;continued on page three) ,~ • (Minutes,City Council,Ma.rch13,1939,cont'd.) fps Motion by Boyle, second by Agee, that the City Secretary be auth- orized to order one dozen City Maps printed by the Southern Blue Print Co. Tarried. Insurance Motion by Ruff, second by Benson, that~the Insurance on the pity Hall and Fire Station which expires March 19th,1939 be renewed and that the renewal of the Insurance of the American La France Ladder ,ruck on February 27,1939 be ratified. Carried. There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion by Agee and carried by those present, the Council took adjournment. 3 l .~ ~ -..~. ~-- . Secretary, ity of La orte, Te s .ayor, ity o La orte, exa .